John Monroe | |
Position: | Second baseman |
Birth Date: | 24 August 1897 |
Birth Place: | Farmersville, Texas |
Death Place: | Conroe, Texas |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Right |
Debutdate: | April 16 |
Debutyear: | 1921 |
Debutteam: | New York Giants |
Finaldate: | October 1 |
Finalyear: | 1921 |
Finalteam: | Philadelphia Phillies |
Stat1label: | Batting average |
Stat1value: | .266 |
Stat2label: | Home runs |
Stat2value: | 2 |
Stat3label: | Runs batted in |
Stat3value: | 11 |
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John Allen Monroe (August 24, 1897 – June 19, 1956) was an infielder in Major League Baseball for the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies in 1921.[1] While Monroe would never return to the major leagues, he would enjoy a fourteen-year career (1920, 1922-34) in minor league baseball, of which he played eight seasons (1926-33) in the PCL.[2]